Huntsman: There are three tickets out of NH

In a live interview on CNN from his election night headquarters, Jon Huntsman said that there are three tickets out of New Hampshire, indicating his campaign will continue on even if Ron Paul beats him for second place.

“If you look at the numbers now, we’re in a strong confident position,” Huntsman said.

Huntsman also defended his recent attacks on frontrunner Mitt Romney, saying it was a test to see if he could withstand the attacks that would come from the Obama campaign.

“You got a billion dollars with a Chicago political machine that’s going to focus laser like on the nominee. We’ve got to make sure we’ve got a messenger, whoever that happens to be, who can take it all the way to the end.”